Crime And The Law

Question 1

what is white collar crime?

Answer 1

crime commited by people of a higher social class, usually driven by greed things like tax evasion etc.

Question 2

what is blue collar crime?

Answer 2

usually commited by a lower class person, things like shoplifting, housbreaking, vandalism

Question 3

what is violent crime?

Answer 3

a crime using force, intimidation or the threat of force, eg assult, murder, car jacking

Question 4

what is knife crime?

Answer 4

crime involving a knife, eg carrying a banned knife, threatening someone with a knife or a murder case where a knife was involved

Question 5

what is a sexual crime?

Answer 5

SA, rape, sexual harrassment or any type of sexual behavior that is unwanted.

Question 6

what is traffic crime?

Answer 6

crime where a driver has broken the law, eg speeding, drunk driving, driving on a phone, running a red light

Question 7

what is a public order crime?

Answer 7

Crimes which breach public order, often related to alcahol/ drug crimes eg. possessing or selling illegal drugs, causing disturbance whilst being drunk, drinking/selling alcahol to someone under 18

Question 8

what is a hate crime?

Answer 8

a crime motivated by prejudice eg when a person is physically attacked, threatened with physical violence or subjected to abusive language due to their sexuality, religion or race

Question 9

what is antisocial behavior?

Answer 9

behavior that makes people in a community feel unsafe, eg grafiti, noisy neibourghs, vandalism

Question 10

what is theft?

Answer 10

crime where a person takes something that is not theirs and was not willingly given to them, eg shoplifting

Question 11

what are 4 causes of crime?

Answer 11

Peer pressure- persuaded by friends to do something illegal (env)
Inequalities – lack of money may lead people to stealing e.g luxuries / necessities(econ)
greed(econ)
addiction- alcahol can make people more recklass (bio)

Question 12

what group of people is most likely to commit crime?

Answer 12

young people because they are testing limits and are easily peer pressured
men because from a young age boys are tought that they should be violent and that their behaviour is acceptable because they are boys
poor people because people from deprived areas are most likely to commit crime because of lack of resources

Question 13

what are the 3 causes of crime?

Answer 13

biological, economical and environmental

Question 14

give an example of addiction being a cause of crime

Answer 14

50% of Scotland’s prisoners said they were drunk when they committed their offence.

Question 15

give an example of greed being a cause of crime

Answer 15

White collar crime, such as tax evasion or fraud, bribery, computer hacking, organised crime (drug and human trafficking, pirate CD/DVDs)

Question 16

give an example of poverty being a cause of crime

Answer 16

blue collar crime such as robbery

Question 17

give an example of peer pressure being a cause of crime

Answer 17

buying alcahol underage or taking illegal drugs

Question 18

give an example of men being a group most likely to commit crime

Answer 18

80% of crime is committed by men.
Knife crime is strongly linked
with men and gangs who carry knives to protect themselves from peer pressure.

Question 19

give an example of a group most likely to suffer from crime

Answer 19

Many teenagers own portable high value electronic equipment such as mobile
phones, ipods/ipads which are attractive to thieves. The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019-2020 found that younger people are more likely to be victims and that those older than 60 were less likely than other age groups to experience crime.

Question 20

give an example of the consequence of crime on communities

Answer 20

Crime can damage community spirit. People may tend to keep themselves to themselves for fear of harassment. People may avoid going out or avoid going to public spaces where groups of rowdy youths hang out for fear of potential attack.

Question 21

give an example of how crime can affect the victim

Answer 21

Crime can have a financial impact as it is very expensive for individuals. Victims may
need to pay for things which they would otherwise not need to have spent the money
on.
Crime can have an emotional impact on individuals. If you are the victim of crime,
knowing that someone has deliberately tried to cause you harm can make people
feel powerless and vulnerable.